Stamp album or the like



Dec. 15, 1942. s. PINTO STAMP ALBUM OR THE LIKE Filed Jan. 30, 1941 a 1 I 1i.

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NVENTOR illla'l'lt' rillrlrl "'silvi Patented Dec. 15, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STAMP ALBUM OR, THE LIKE Silvio Pinto, New York, N. Y.

Application January 30, 1941, Serial No. 376,593

3 Claims. (Cl. 129-20) The present invention relates to improvements in photographic albums, stamp albums, scrap books, or the like wherein it is desired to mount or secure for display purposes, objects of monetary or sentimental value, and to protect the photographs, stamps, manuscripts, or the like, from the effects of atmosphere, damage due to handling, and to minimize the loss of the mounted objects through pilfering.

It is an object of the present invention to provide improved album means wherein objects such as stamps, photographs, or the like, may be mounted for display, said album embodying im,- proved pocket means for the reception and retention of the objects.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved album page of laminated construction, wherein the principal laminations of heavy durable sheet material forming the obverse and reverse sides of the page are combined with another lamination composed of smooth transparent material, the latter forming a window behind which the mounted object may be viewed, and so arranged with respect to such principal laminae as to protect the stamp or like displayed object from abrasive contact during insertion or removal of the objects.

A feature of the present invention lies in thedisposition of smooth, transparent, material such as cellulose acetate in such manner that it provides a facing for the relatively rough material --of the page lamination with which the stamp or other object would otherwise come into contact during the insertion or removal thereof.

Such arrangement of a cellulose acetate sheet or the like pursuant to the present invention makes it possible to employ stiff, durable mate-,

rials for the principal laminations of the album page, and to die cut or otherwise form flaps in one of such laminations which, by reason of the resiliency of the material, will be normally selfclosing even after frequent use, and will lie in the principal plane of the album.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively, an obverse and reverse view of an album page embodying the invention, such album page contemplating window means whereby a displayed object may be viewed on both of its sides;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken through 3-3 of Fig. 2 illustrating the access openings and a portion of the pocket afforded by the laminations of such page;

Fig. 4 is a front view of a portion of an album page embodying yet another form of the invention; and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, my improved album page I0 is of laminated construction, comprising principal laminations II and I2, respectively forming the obverse and reverse faces of the album page, and one or more intermediate laminations H, the latter preferably being of suitable smooth, transparent, material such as cellulose acetate, glassine paper, etc. Such laminations are suitably secured to provide pockets for the reception of photographs and the negatives thereof, stamps, etc.

Laminations II and 12 may be of heavy bond paper or equivalent material affording strength and durability. It is a feature of the invention that regardless of the possibly abrasive quality or rough texture of the bond paper or the like, the photographic negative or the picture surface of a photograph, stamp, or the like, is protected from contact with such possibly abrasive material during the insertion or removal of the article from the album pocket, by suitable disposition of the smooth-surfaced cellulose acetate, etc., forming the lamination M, with respect to such possibly abrasive laminations II and [2.

As indicated, the outer sheet or lamination H is cut to afford window means, said window means being glazed by the smooth, transparent, sheet M. The respective laminations II, l2, I4, may be secured by adhesive, suitably applied to form marginal areas wherein the three laminations comprising the sheet are mutually secured. It will be noted that the invention contemplates that the frontal and rear laminations II, II, respectively of the album leaf are to be adhesively joined throughout the complete periphery thereof, to prevent any separation of the laminations about the edges of the album jsheet through handling or other normal usage, and

- to its respective principal lamination.

that the lamination l4 extends up to and beyond the access opening provided by the flap IT.

The inherent stillness of the preferred material for the lamination l2 insures that the flaps I'l provided therein will normally lie in the plane of the lamination and thus the album page is devoid of raised portions which may be caught,' and thus possibly torn, during the normal handling of the page. The configuration of the flap IT, as will be seen from Fig. 3, is such that the upper edge of the lamination can be, and would be in the normal use of the album, brought outwardly in hinge fashion, to provide a. funnel-like mouth for the insertion of the stamp or photograph.

The album page specific to Figures 1 through 3 represents an embodiment of the invention wherein both sides of the article to be mounted may be of importance, and wherein it may be desirable to protect both surfaces of the object from abrasion, as aforesaid.

In such construction. both of the principal laminations ll, I2 of the album sheet are die cut in mutual registry to provide suitable window openings, and a double inner lamina I4 is provided, each such lamination l4 being adhesively secured As is clearly apparent from Figure 3, the laminations M are so disposed with respect to the therewith associated paper lamina as to substantially completely cover any surfaces of the bond paper or like relatively stiff material with which the article will come in contact when being inserted into the album pocket.

Pursuant to the principles set forth above, one of the principal laminations may be die cut to provide a flap l'l lying normally in the plane of such lamination, it being understood that the outward curvature of the flap l1 shown in Fig. 3

' is an indication merely of how such flap is manually displaced preliminary to the insertion of the object. The inherent resiliency of the material forming such principal lamination causes the flap H to resume its normal substantially fiat status after the object is inserted.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 4 and 5, it will be noted, see Figure 5, that the lubricous transparent lamination It may be adhesively secured to the outer lamination ll subsequently to p the die cutting of the window apertures in such lamination, but prior to the die cutting of the flaps l1, thus insuring that the full surface of the flap i1 is covered by a lubricous, non-scratching material. When the stamp or like object is inserted into the pocket, it appears that the outer, delicate surface of the stamp or the like will be in contact only with the smooth lamination, and will be protected from any contact with the outer album lamination.

It will thus be seen that my invention provides for the use of stiff materials suitable to withstand the treatment given an album, such as thumbing the pages. or the like, and that the selection of suitable material for the album pages is broadened by the fact that a strong paper or like material may be selected notwithstanding that it may have an abrasive surface which may be per se detrimental to a fine surface of a photograph, or the delicate coloring or marking of a stamp or the like.

Additionally, the invention achieves the advantages of transparent pockets for the reception of stamps or the like, while providing for substantially wholly fiat page surfaces devoid of projecting elements, or unprotected edge surfaces which may be defaced or torn during the normal use of the album.

The normally closed access flaps render petty thievery or pilfering of the displayed objects diflicult, by making positive physical effort necessary to move the flaps ll out of their normally closed position to afford access to the stamps or like objects.

Whereas I have described my invention by reference to specific forms thereof it will be understood that many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. An album page for the protected display of stamps, photographs or like objects having a picture or principal surface, comprising: a laminated sheet including principal laminations forming obverse and reverse sides of said album page and an intermediate lamination of a transparent, smooth character, said laminations being mutually secured about their respective peripheries and mutually secured at other areas to define individual pockets for the reception of said objects behind said transparent, smooth lamination; one of said principal laminations having apertures formed therein to afford display of such objects and cut to form flaps through which cuts the objects may he slid into said pockets; said transparent, smooth lamination being adhesively secured to said fiaps, whereby upon inserting an object into a pocket of said album page through the entrance provided by said flap the picture or principal surface of such object is in contact only .with the surface of said smooth lamination.

2. An album page for the protected display of objects such as stamps, photographs and the like, comprising: paired and mutually secured laminated sheets, each consisting of a sheet of relatively stifi material to which is adhesively secured a lamination of smooth, transparent material; said paired laminated sheets being mutually secured to define pockets for the reception of such objects, each of the outer relatively stiff sheets being formed with mutually registering apertures exposing said transparent laminations in the areas of said pockets, whereby objects within 'said pockets may be viewed from both sides; one of said pair of laminated sheets being cut to form a flap through which cut an object may be slidably inserted into a pocket, the inner surface of said fiap and all surfaces in contact with which the displayed object comes during the stage of insertion into or removal from said pocket being of said smooth, transparent material.

3. An album page for the protected display of objects such as stamps. photographs and the like, comprising: a laminated sheet including principal laminations forming obverse and reverse sides of said album page and an intermediate lamination of a transparent, smooth character, said laminations being mutually secured about their respective peripheries and mutually secured at locations within such peripheries to define individual pockets for the reception of such objects behind said transparent, smooth lamination; one of said principal laminations having apertures therein affording display of such objects; the second principal lamination having flaps and adjacent slits through which the objects may be slid into said pockets, each flap being formed by a long slit disposed outside of the boundaries of said aperture and an anguIa-rly related slit connecting with said long slit at each end thereof, said angulariy related slits extending in the direction of said aperture to provide, when said flap is opened, a mouth extending in the direction 01' insertionvof said object into said pocket and of such area of opening that no edge of the flap-provided lamination or surface of the flap 5 contacts the picture surface of the object during the stage of insertion of the object into the 

